Tahuya, Washington

Tahuya, Washington

Tahuya is an unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington, United States. It is located on the Hood Canal. Tahuya features a number of recreational areas.

The first Saturday in July marks the annual Tahuya Day celebration, which includes a parade, food booths and vendors, and other attractions. According to the official tourism website for the county ( [http://www.explorehoodcanal.com] , locals largely recognize Tahuya Day as a celebration of the quirky place that residents live in "by choice".

Tahuya is on the edge of the Hood Canal, a slender and deep saltwater fjord flowing in from the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Fishing, boating and shellfishing are popular here in the spring, summer and fall. Nearby sits the Tahuya State Forest, which encompasses several campgrounds and over 100 miles of off-road vehicle (ORV) and mountain biking trails [http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/tahuya_both.pdf] .

Tahuya's Rendsland Creek is designated by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife [http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/shelfish/beachreg/map11.htm] as an enhanced shellfishing beach, where visitors can harvest clams 6 months out of the year, and Hood Canal oysters year round.

External links

[http://www.explorehoodcanal.com Mason County's official tourism website]
[http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/shelfish/beachreg/b270480.shtml Washington State guidelines for shellfishing at Rendsland Creek]
[http://www.experiencewa.com/v5/poi/poi.aspx?poiId=8935 Tahuya State Forest page] of the Official Washington State tourism site
[http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/tahuya_both.pdf Tahuya State Forest/DNR Trail Map]


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